The Hospital
1971 absurdist satirical black comedy film directed by Arthur Hiller / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Hospital (disambiguation).
The Hospital is a 1971 American absurdist satirical black comedy film directed by Arthur Hiller[2] and starring George C. Scott as Dr. Herbert Bock. It was written by Paddy Chayefsky, who was awarded the 1972 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.[3] Chayefsky also narrates the film and was one of the producers; he had complete control over the casting and content of the film.
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Directed by | Arthur Hiller |
Written by | Paddy Chayefsky |
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Starring | George C. Scott Diana Rigg Barnard Hughes Richard A. Dysart Stephen Elliott Andrew Duncan Donald Harron Nancy Marchand |
Narrated by | Paddy Chayefsky |
Cinematography | Victor J. Kemper |
Edited by | Eric Albertson |
Music by | Morris Surdin |
Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $14,142,409[1] $9,042,000 (rentals) |
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In 1995, The Hospital was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[4]